Leibniz-Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops;
Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Physiology;
University of Heidelberg;
University of Bayreuth

Description:

Our central research theme is the molecular dissection of signals that regulate carbon partitioning in plants in response to environmental factors and physiological inputs and to assess biotechnological applications to improve crops. Storage functions and their regulation at the subcellular and whole-plant level are characterized using a combination of systems biology and hypothesis driven approaches, including genetic, biochemical, physiological and molecular-biological methodology.